Klaxon Noise

[Wakou222]

Is there any way I can "Hack" the software to change the horrible klaxon sound to something less disconcerting? This is my main beef with CD, otherwise one of my favourite sites. I find that if I am thinking about a raise/call etc and this noise comes and destroys my concentration.

[alan292]

Originally Posted by Wakou222

Is there any way I can "Hack" the software to change the horrible klaxon sound to something less disconcerting? This is my main beef with CD, otherwise one of my favourite sites. I find that if I am thinking about a raise/call etc and this noise comes and destroys my concentration.

i dont know if it can be turned off or not.....but i certainly dont want to....if im playing and have to ....go for a drink....go for a pee...run to attend to the kids....the klaxon is a good alarm...giving me time to run back to the pc to my hand...

[Wakou222]

Well no help here!. I have had a wee peeky into the engine room and the offending horror is called "BUZZER.MP3". Unfortunately it is NOT a "real" MP3, as I can't play it back through any of my media players. This would not be a problem except that I would like to REPLACE the noise with one a little less interruptive (to borrow a Tom Waits coinage), and I can't listen to the other sounds in this format to choose one. I can disable the noise like this:

rename buzzer.mp3 > buzzer.bak
copy another file from the same directory, to the same directory.
find "copy of xxxxx.MP3" and rename it to buzzer.mp3
save all and restart.
Unfortunately, it would take hours of trial and error to find an acceptable replacement, I will persevere, using Bet Fred's software 'cos I hate the site. Meanwhile, If anyone knows how to playback this sort of MP3, or if a standard MP3 will work as a replacement, please post here.